Ministry of Food Processing Industries

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to food processing in India. The ministry was set up in the year 1988, with a view to develop a strong and vibrant food processing industry, to create increased employment in rural sector and enable farmers to reap the benefits of modern technology and to create a surplus for exports and stimulating demand for processed food.[2] The ministry is currently headed by Narendra Singh Tomar, a Cabinet Minister who is also the Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Minister of Rural Development.[3][4][5]

Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Agency overview
Formed1988
JurisdictionRepublic of India
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Annual budget₹1,400 crore (US$200 million) (2018-19 est.)[1]
Agency executives
Websitehttps://mofpi.nic.in/

List of Ministers
Name Tenure Political Party Prime Minister
Jagdish Tytler 25 June 1988 02 December 1989 Indian National Congress Rajiv Gandhi
Sharad Yadav 06 December 1989 10 November 1990 Janata Dal
(National Front)		 V. P. Singh
Hukumdev Narayan Yadav 21 November 1990 21 June 1991 Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar
Giridhar Gamang
(MoS, Independent Charge)		 21 June 1991 17 January 1993 Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao
Tarun Gogoi
(MoS, Independent Charge)		 17 January 1993 15 September 1995
K. P. Singh Deo
(MoS, Independent Charge)		 15 September 1995 16 May 1996
Dilip Ray
(MoS, Independent Charge)		 06 July 1996 25 December 1997 Janata Dal H. D. Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral
S. Jaipal Reddy 25 December 1997 18 March 1998 I. K. Gujral
Atal Bihari Vajpayee 19 March 1998 03 February 1999 Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance)		 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Pramod Mahajan 03 February 1999 13 October 1999
Chaman Lal Gupta
(MoS, Independent Charge)		 13 October 1999 01 July 2002
N. T. Shanmugam 01 July 2002 17 January 2004 Pattali Makkal Katchi
(National Democratic Alliance)
Rajnath Singh 17 January 2004 22 May 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance)
Subodh Kant Sahay
(MoS, Independent Charge till 28 May 2009)		 23 May 2004 19 January 2011 Indian National Congress
(United Progressive Alliance)		 Manmohan Singh
Sharad Pawar 19 January 2011 26 May 2014 Nationalist Congress Party
(United Progressive Alliance)
Harsimrat Kaur Badal 26 May 2014 18 September 2020 Shiromani Akali Dal
(National Democratic Alliance)		 Narendra Modi
Narendra Singh Tomar 18 September 2020 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance)

Functions of the ministry
  • Policy support and developmental
  • Promotional and technical
  • Advisory and regulatory

Goals of MOFPI
  • Better utilization and value addition of agricultural produce for enhancement of income of farmers.
  • Minimizing wastage at all stages in the food processing chain by the development of infrastructure for storage, transportation and processing of agro-food produce.
  • Induction of modern technology into the food processing industries from both domestic and external sources.
  • Maximum utilization of agricultural residues and by-products of the primary agricultural produce as also of the processed industry.
  • To encourage R&D in food processing for product and process development and improved packaging.
  • To provide policy support, promotional initiatives and physical facilities to promote value added exports
  • MoFPI Inks Pacts with 5 Institutions to Implement PM FME Scheme

Roles of MOFPI

The strategic role and functions of the Ministry fall under three categories:

  • Policy support developmental & promotional
  • Technical & advisory
  • Regulatory.

It is concerned with the formulation & implementation of policies and plans for all the industries under its domain within the overall national priorities and objectives. Its main focus areas include—development of infrastructure, technological up gradation, development of backward linkages, enforcement of quality standards and expanding domestic as well as export markets for processed food products.

The Ministry acts as a catalyst and facilitator for attracting domestic & foreign investments towards developing large integrated processing capacities, by creating conducive policy environment, including rationalization of taxes & duties. It processes applications for foreign collaborations, Export Oriented Units (EOUs) etc. and assists/guides prospective entrepreneur in his endeavour.

Post liberalization, it has approved a large no. of joint ventures, foreign collaborations, industrial licenses and 100% EOU proposals in different food processing areas and has taken major policy initiatives to facilitate an accelerated growth of the industry. The functions of the Ministry can be broadly classified as follows:

Policy support
  • Formulation and implementation of policies for food processing industries within overall national priorities and objectives.
  • Facilitating the creation of a conducive policy environment for healthy growth of the food-processing sector.
  • Promoting rationalization of tariffs and duties relating to food processing sector.

Developmental
  • Assistance under various plan schemes such as Mega Food Parks.[6]
  • Widening the R&D base in food processing by involvement of various R&D institutes and support to various R&D activities relating to development of product, process and packaging with special emphasis on traditional technologies.
  • Human resource development both for entrepreneurs as well as workers engaged in the food processing industry by up gradation of their skills.
  • Assistance for setting up analytical and testing laboratories, active participation in the laying down of food standards as well as their harmonization with international standards.

Promotional
  • Assistance for organization of workshops, seminars, exhibitions and fairs etc.
  • Assistance for studies / surveys etc.
  • Publications and films.

Regulatory

Earlier the regulatory responsibilities of MoFPI were to implement Fruit Products Order (FPO), However, by the enactment of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, these regulatory responsibilities are transferred to Food Safety Authority of India, New Delhi which is under control of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[7]

Subjects of the Ministry
  • Fruits and vegetable processing industry
  • Food grain milling industry like SOEI FOODS
  • Dairy products
  • Processing of poultry and eggs, meat and meat products
  • Fish processing
  • Bread, oilseeds, meals (edible), breakfast foods, malt extract, protein isolate, high protein food, weaning food and extrude/other ready to eat food products.
  • Beer, including non-alcoholic beer
  • Alcoholic drinks from non-molasses base
  • Aerated waters / soft drinks and other processed foods
  • Specialized packaging for food processing industries
  • Technical assistance and advice to food processing industry

Relevant agencies

For achieving its objectives, the Ministry, apart from various Ministries of the Government of India like Agriculture, Industry, Commerce and Health interacts with various State Governments through their Ministries / Ministry of Food Processing Industries or nominated nodal agencies which are responsible for implementing programs relating to this sector in the concerned State Governments.

The Ministry also interacts with various promotional organizations like

References
  1. "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. "MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING & INDUSTRIES". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  3. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-accepts-harsimrat-kaur-badals-resignation/article32636019.ece
  4. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/narendra-tomar-replaces-harsimrat-badal-as-ministry-of-food-processing-industries-142897
  5. http://newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=400123
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2016-07-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Hashmi, Imran. "FSSAI". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  • खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
  • National horticulture board
  • AGRICULTURAL & PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
  • CASHEW EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL OF INDIA
  • NCDC
  • Coffee board of India
  • Food Processing Industry in India
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